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Mozambique Agricultural Research Compete Competitive Grants Program MOZAMBIQUE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2010 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by ARD, Inc. Mozambique Agricultural Research Competitive Grants Program (COMPETE) USAID Contract Number: EDH-I-00-05-00006-00 Program Contacts: Dr. Rafael Uaiene, IIAM Program Coordinator: [email protected] Tara Simpson, ARD Senior Technical Advisor/Manager: [email protected] Zyck Baggett, ARD Program Manager: [email protected] Chelsea Keyser, ARD Assistant Program Manager: [email protected] COVER PHOTO: Angonia, Mozambique Mozambique Agricultural Research Compete Competitive Grants Program MOZAMBIQUE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM FINAL REPORT February 2010 DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Mozambique Agricultural Research Compete Competitive Grants Program CONTENTS 1.0 THE COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM ................................................................... 1 1.1 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN MOZAMBIQUE .................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Strengthening Mozambique’s Agriculture Sector ....................................................................... 1 1.1.2 A Competitive Grants System for Agricultural Research ........................................................ 1 1.2 PROGRAM DESIGN ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION .................................... 4 1.3.1 Stage I – Grant Solicitation and Award ........................................................................................ 4 1.3.2 Stage II – Grantee Research and Program Monitoring ............................................................. 5 1.3.3 Stage III – Research Finalization and Program Close-Out ........................................................ 5 1.4 PROGRAM RESOURCES .................................................................................................................. 6 1.4.1 Workshops I and II ........................................................................................................................... 6 1.4.2 Webpage ............................................................................................................................................. 8 1.4.3 Program Newsletters ....................................................................................................................... 8 1.4.4 Grants Manual .................................................................................................................................... 8 1.4.5 Increasing Donor Support ............................................................................................................... 8 1.4.6 Research and Materials Finalization ............................................................................................... 9 2.0 COMPETE GRANTEES .................................................................................................. 10 2.1 STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF TRYPANOSOMOSIS IN CATTLE AND THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ITS CONTROL ............................................................................. 11 2.1.1 Research Summary .......................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.2 Grant Extension Materials ............................................................................................................. 13 2.1.3 Program Monitoring and Review ................................................................................................. 13 2.2 PARTICIPATORY INVESTIGATION OF AGRONOMIC, SOCIOECONOMIC, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE USE OF ANGONE AND LANDIM CATTLE SPECIES IN ANIMAL TRACTION ................................................................................................ 14 2.2.1 Research Summary .......................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.2 Grant Extension Materials ............................................................................................................. 16 2.2.3 Program Monitoring and Review ................................................................................................. 16 2.3 INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF STRIGA (STRIGA HERMONTHICA) AND THE MAIZE BORER (CHILO PARTELLUS) IN AREAS OF SIMULTANEOUS OCCURRENCE IN MOZAMBIQUE ............................................................................................................................ 17 2.3.1 Research Summary .......................................................................................................................... 17 2.3.2 Grant Extension Materials ............................................................................................................. 19 2.3.3 Program Monitoring and Review ................................................................................................. 19 2.4 COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF GOATS IN THE SMALLHOLDER SECTOR OF ANGONIA DISTRICT ............................................................................................................................................ 20 i Mozambique Agricultural Research Compete Competitive Grants Program 2.4.1 Research Summary .......................................................................................................................... 20 2.4.2 Grant Extension Materials ............................................................................................................. 24 2.4.3 Program Monitoring and Review ................................................................................................. 25 2.5 EVALUATION AND PROMOTION OF IMPROVED VARIETIES OF SOYA IN COMMUNITIES OF MANICA AND SOFALA .......................................................................... 25 2.5.1 Research Summary .......................................................................................................................... 26 2.5.2 Grant Extension Materials ............................................................................................................. 27 2.5.3 Program Monitoring and Review ................................................................................................. 27 2.6 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE CULTIVATION AND INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF COTTON AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF RURAL FAMILIES ........................................................................ 28 2.6.1 Research Summary .......................................................................................................................... 28 2.6.2 Grant Extension Materials ............................................................................................................. 29 2.6.3 Program Monitoring and Review ................................................................................................. 30 2.7 SESAME ON-FARM TRAILS, SEED MULTIPLICATION, AND DISSEMINATION IN NAMPULA AND CABO DELGADO .......................................................................................... 30 2.7.1 Research Summary .......................................................................................................................... 30 2.7.2 Grant Extension Materials ............................................................................................................. 31 2.7.3 Program Monitoring and Review ................................................................................................. 32 2.8 EVALUATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF CHICKENS IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN MAGUDE THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF EGGS AND MEAT .......................... 32 2.8.1 Research Summary .......................................................................................................................... 32 2.8.2 Grant Extension Materials ............................................................................................................. 34 2.8.3 Program Monitoring and Review ................................................................................................. 35 3.0 PROGRAM EVALUATIONS, AUDITS AND LESSONS LEARNED ......................... 36 3.1 MID-TERM EVALUATION ............................................................................................................. 36 3.2 PROGRAM AUDIT ........................................................................................................................... 36 3.3 PROGRAM SUCCESSES AND LESSONS LEARNED .............................................................. 37 ii Mozambique Agricultural Research Compete Competitive Grants Program ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AGRA Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa ANOVA Analysis of Variance CGIAR Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research CGS Competitive Grants System COP Chief of Party COTR Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative DCA Animal Sciences Directorate GMD Average Daily Gain GMM Grants Management Manual IIAM Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique IPM Integrated Pest Management M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MARCGP